Best Games in the Top-down view genre of 2021 for PC
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Free game, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game, Construction
Game released: PC → 30 April 2021
Steam:
88/100
A minimalist strategy in the genre of "tower defense," where protecting the base from endless waves of enemies combines with technology development, resource...
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Isometric, Indie, Tactics, Fantasy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
Early Access: PC → 7 October 2021; Game released: PC → 15 January 2025
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
74/100
A real-time strategy game set in a dark fantasy setting, where darkness becomes the main enemy of humanity. No one knows for sure what it is - the embodiment of...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: PC → 28 July 2021
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Final Fantasy is a Japanese-style top-down fantasy RPG with turn-based combat. The game's story focuses on four heroes whose parents were killed during the invasion...
Online, Strategy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Free game, Top-down view, Tactics, In real time, Indie
Game released: PC → 30 November 2021
Steam:
83/100
Bloons TD Battles 2 is a continuation of the shareware arcade puzzle game with strategy elements in the tower defense genre. In the game, you will engage in a...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, City Building, Casual game, Construction
Game released: PC → 13 May 2021
Players:
5/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Before We Leave is a top-down real-time management strategy game. After a long period of imprisonment in the bowels of the earth, your people emerge to the surface...
Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC → 8 September 2021
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Final Fantasy IV is a tactical turn-based strategy role-playing game with anime and fantasy RPG elements. Expect fully voiced dramatic cutscenes, deep, emotionally...
Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Crafting, Survival, Online, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
Game released: PC → 14 October 2021
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
83/100
The Riftbreaker is a sci-fi action game with real-time strategy elements. You will take on the role of Captain Ashley Novak — Riftbreaker, an elite commando...
Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, In real time, God Simulator, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game, Construction, Procedural generation
Game released: PC → 26 April 2021
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
70/100
Atlas Architect is a top-down city planning game that literally lets you create your own worlds. For this purpose, it provides several ready-made biomes. Each click...
Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration
Game released: PC → 27 May 2021
Steam:
83/100
Weaving Tides is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. In the game you will go to conquer the wonderful world of...
Warships / Submarines, Simulation, Tactics, Historical, Top-down view, First-person view, Stealth, Action
Game released: PC → 2 April 2021
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
95/100
Crash Dive 2 is a tactical simulator about submarines with historical elements and a first-person view. You have to hunt enemy convoys, combat destroyers, attack...
Action, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Role-playing game, Indie, Isometric, Top-down view, Metroidvania
Game released: PC → 30 September 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
84/100
UNSIGHTED — top-down action adventure role-playing game in a sci-fi setting. Events take place in a fantasy world of the future — Arcadia. The game will...
Arcade, Top-down view, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC → 2 December 2021
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Archvale is a fun top-down arcade shooter with roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. Once upon a time, the fairy lands were ruled by an evil king who destroyed...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Farm Simulator, Exploration
Game released: PC → 31 August 2021
Players:
9/10
Steam:
53/100
Metacritic:
57/100
Monster Harvest is a colorful adventure farming simulator with a top-down view. In the game you will go on an unforgettable adventure — you will start a new...
Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: PC → 8 September 2021
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
83/100
A pixel remaster of the original Final Fantasy IV with new graphics and sound. The Kingdom of Baron sends an elite airborne unit, the Red Wings, to attack...
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Sandbox, City Building
Game released: PC → 25 March 2021
Players:
1/10
Steam:
72/100
Empires in Ruins is a fun top-down real-time strategy game with tower defense elements. Something happened in a small state full of corruption, pomaded dandies...
Simulation, Action, Top-down view, Adventure, Role-playing game, Cooperative (co-op), Business / Management, Indie, Open world, Survival, Crafting
Game released: PC → 27 May 2021
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
73/100
Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper is a continuation of the action-adventure sandbox with elements of a survival simulator and a top-down view. You will set out to...
Roguelike, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Top-down view, Shooter
Early Access: PC → 2 December 2021; Game released: PC → 27 July 2023
Players:
10/10
Steam:
61/100
In the game, you can choose a destroyer hero and go to conquer the galaxy, destroying various monsters. As they progress, players will be able to profit from...